Tag: LGBTQ

Good Morning America producer Mike Del Moro was walking the Seaside Heights, New Jersey, boardwalk with his boyfriend, mom, and sister after celebrating Mother’s Day when he saw it start. As high school prom goers strolled by in their finest dresses and tuxedos, a group of rowdy “bros” started yelling at them from a rooftop bar. The guys were “obnoxiously yelling ‘KISS HER!’ in unison at every apparent couple that passed by,” Del Moro recounted on Twitter. https://twitter.com/MikeDelMoro/status/995340412616404994?tfw_site=lgbtqnation&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgbtqnation.com%2F2018%2F05%2Fsaw-two-gay-teens-walking-boardwalk-holding-hands-knew-targets%2F But when a young gay...

The first trailer’s out for a Nigerian film that’s focused on ending discrimination in its home country. TIERS Nigeria: The Initiative for Equal Rights is an LGBTQ rights organization stationed in the West African country. They conduct multiple LGBTQ rights missions such as providing legal assistance, documenting LGBTQ abuse, hate crimes, and discrimination, political engagement to act as LGBTQ citizens’ voice, and creating media to share the lives and trials of LGBTQ people. Concerning the latter, TIERS Nigeria has created four...

This past Saturday, in a lengthy Twitter thread, Peter Delacroix shared the story of a gay 17-year-old who had committed suicide as a result of bullying and ridicule. Delacroix woke up to an email from a teen he referred to as “Max” that was clearly a suicide note. Max was one of a group of queer teenagers that Delacroix counsels as a Youth Pastor at his church. He immediately rushed to Max’s house, but it was too late. Max had hanged...

One lawmaker who voted in favor of the bill, which the governor has pledge to sign into law, said it was necessary to stop the "homosexual agenda." In the early hours of Friday morning, Kansas lawmakers passed legislation making it legal to discriminate against same-sex couples looking to adopt. After weeks of inaction, the Senate passed the bill 24-15, after the House approved it earlier on Thursday night with a 63-58 vote. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Jeff...

Meet ya in the deep end! “Summer is right around the corner, and I can’t wait.” That is what Olympian-super cutie Gus Kenworthy says at the beginning of his new H&M commercial, and we are feelin’ the same way. https://twitter.com/hmusa/status/992073800283054086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgus-kenworthy-h-and-m%2F05%2F2018%2F In a new ad for the global fashion brand, Kenworthy strips off his shirt and jumps into the pool, pointing out that if you don’t want to wear bright colors during the hot months, prints are a good way to go. In the video...

Last week, Philadelphia celebrated Philly Black Pride and its first Black Pride March. A group of 35 people gathered at Philadelphia’s City Hall to express the need for inclusion in the city in terms of race and LGBTQ acceptance. Openly gay Philadelphia man Romaine Gibbs started the event by asking participants to join arms. “When we bind and unite like this,” Gibbs said, “people cannot destroy us.” Mayor Kenney also spoke at the event and shared the mentality that LGBTQ people of color...

The former Republican representative recently made his sexuality public Mike Jacobs, a Georgia judge and former Republican state representative, just came out as bisexual. It fast happened when he simply posted a photo on Twitter earlier this month. What’s special about the photo? It’s from the Stonewall Bar Association spring mixer. The Stonewall Bar Association is an organization of LGBTQ attorneys, judges, and other people within the law world. https://twitter.com/JudgeJacobs/status/987152170343632896?tfw_creator=anyacrittenton&tfw_site=gaystarnews&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fjudge-georgia-bisexual%2F Then, yesterday (1 May), he released a statement to Project Q Atlanta and confirmed...

For as much hate as millennials get, one thing that they have gotten truly right is their ability to accept others for who they are. This could not be truer than the vast amount of queer couples who have attended prom this year, as they have been showcasing just how special their night was all over social media. Going to prom with someone with someone of the same sex or identifies with you as LGBTQ is something that is still...

If the bill passes then Thailand would become only the second Asian country to recognise same-sex couples. A bill set to legalise same-sex civil partnerships is set to be introduced to the Thai parliament. Last year, the Thai government confirmed their aims to legalise gay rights in the country, which is largely accepting on the whole. The bill is still being drafted by a subcommittee, but will be submitted by one of the country’s Justice Ministers when it’s finalised. The bill...

New findings from Stonewall have revealed troubling discrimination in the workplace. The new report, which is based on YouGov research with 3,213 LGBTQ employees, found that over a third (35%) of LGBTQ people at work have hidden their identity out of fear of discrimination from colleagues. That figure rises to 42% for black, Asian and minority ethnic LGBTQ staff, and 51% for trans staff. Meanwhile, workplace bullying continues to be an issue, with almost one in five (18%) of LGBTQ people at...

David Hogg And Cameron Kasky Continue To Swoon Us! #CUTE! Ahh! Prom season is approaching. Arguably the best time of a Senior High School Student’s life. Whether you’re going with a friend or your special date, it’s a guaranteed good time. I don’t believe I’ve ever recalled someone telling me they had a horrible prom experience. While growing up LGBTQ, some of us may not have gone to prom for one reason or another. It’s likely we weren’t allowed to...

Disneyland is now selling rainbow Mickey ears! While LGBTQ fans of the Disney empire have repeatedly been disappointed by the lack of queer representation in House of Mouse films, they might be excited to see representation forming elsewhere. The rainbow colored hats are now being sold at a Five & Dime in Disneyland with hopefully the product spreading across the globe (and online) in due time. The hats themselves have bright rainbow ears and a red cap underneath. On the cap, there...

A high court judge has ruled that Trinidad and Tobago’s colonial-era law criminalising gay sex is “unconstitutional”. Justice Devindra Rampersad has ruled that Section 13 and Section 16 of the Caribbean nation’s Sexual Offences Act should be removed, following a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ activist Jason Jones against the country’s attorney general. Jones – who is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago as well as the United Kingdom – claimed that these particular sections of the Sexual Offences Act violated his...

These are the LGBTQ films we’re looking forward to this year. 2017 blessed our screens with the likes of Call Me By Your Name, an eloquent story of a forbidden love set in an Italian summer. And, although the film was snubbed at the Golden Globes, there’s still something that needs to be said for its success. LGBTQ films are no longer cheap. They’re no longer budget films that nobody cares about. They’re slowly making their way into the mainstream, providing...